 | Align objects |
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Do any of the following:
 | Align an object with other objects |
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Hold down SHIFT, click the objects that you want to align, and then click the Format tab.
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Under Arrange, click Align, and then select Align Selected Objects.
This is selected by default.
If Align Selected Objects is not available
In the document, select at least two objects. The Align Selected Objects option becomes enabled.
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Under Arrange, click Align, and then click the alignment that you want.
| Align an object on the slide |
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Hold down SHIFT, click the objects that you want to align, and then click the Format tab.
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Under Arrange, click Align, select Align to Slide.
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Under Arrange, click Align, and then click the alignment that you want.
| Turn on snap to grid |
To more easily align objects, you can snap your objects to a grid line that runs through the vertical edges, horizontal edges, and centers of other objects. The line becomes visible only when you drag an object near another object.
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On the View menu, point to Guides, and then select Snap to Grid.
| Turn on snap to shape |
To more easily align objects, you can snap your objects to other objects on the slide. The line becomes visible only when you drag an object near another object.
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On the View menu, point to Guides and then select Snap to Shape.
| Align objects by using Static Guides |
Static Guides make it easy to manually align text boxes, graphics, and other objects precisely to a specified area of a document.
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On the View menu, point to Guides, and then click Static Guides.
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To add additional guides, hold down OPTION and drag a guide anywhere you want.
| Align objects using Dynamic Guides |
Dynamic Guides — lines that run through the center of other objects and the center of the slide — appear when you drag an object. You can use dynamic guides to align an object relative to another object. Or, you can align an object relative to the center of a slide.
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On the View menu, point to Guides, and then click Dynamic Guides.
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Click the object that you want to align.
Tip To select multiple objects, hold down SHIFT, and then click the objects that you want. -
Drag the object near another object that you want to align it with, or drag the object near the center of the page.
Note To temporarily hide Dynamic Guides, hold down COMMAND while you drag the object. -
Use the grid lines that appear to obtain the alignment that you want.